Books Available to Review at SMTnet

The end of May finds several recent publications from leading publishers on my desk. I am all too happy to share these books with our loyal SMTneters in the hopes that they will provide us with a timely review of the new release.

For many new and recent publications I have been inviting authors and editors to participate in our new OnBoard Forum, providing SMTneters with an opportunity to engage leading professionals in discussions on important issues affecting the electronics manufacturing industry.

If you have ideas or suggestions, let me know!

I'll be shipping these out on a first-come-first-serve-basis, so let me know ASAP if any of the titles interest you (or someone else in your organization).

The first comprehensive, in-depth guide to chip scale packaging (CSP), this reference gives you cutting-edge information on the most important new development in electronic packaging since surface mount technology (SMT).

Featuring the latest design techniques, plus details on more than 40 different types of CSP, hands engineers and designers the complete, professional set of working tools to:

A revolution in electronics, CSP is taking the electronics industry by storm. Page after page, this standard-setting guide gives you both essential technical details and an eye-opening overview of this fast-developing field. No matter how you use Chip Scale Package, you'll see why it's the resource of choice for those who want to be at the top of the game.

A perfect introduction to the industry that's the backbone of the technology revolution, industry insider Peter Van Zant's Microchip Fabrication is a highly popular, novice-friendly guide to the entire process of semiconductor processing-from raw materials through shipping the finished, packaged device.

Used for training, teaching, and vo-tech programs, and tailor made for any semiconductor professional, Microchip Fabrication features a straightforward, math-free approach. And it details semiconductors from the inside out, covering science basics, its fascinating history, and the latest technical leap forward.

Along the way, Van Zant introduces challenging quizzes and review summaries that make Microchip Fabrication an ideal text or self-study guide. By the time you've finished this informative "guided tour," you'll have a solid working knowledge of all the important issues and processes, materials and methods involved in semiconductor technology, whether on the sub-atomic level or in the context of large-scale industrial practices.

Once outpaced by both semiconductors and system demands, printed circuit boards are now playing catch up. On every scorecard-materials, functions, design, speed, reliability, anufacturability, and versatility-boards have racked up big gains.

Whether you're in design, development, application, or manufacturing, this unique source has the cutting-edge printed circuit information you want, all in one convenient source for easy comparison and research. High Performance Printed Circuit Boards gives you data, details, guidelines, and current developments in the hottest areas, including:

Advances In materials Microvias, builtup multilayers, and high density boards.

If you work with fine feature circuitry, you'll find that this book makes it easier for you to optimize your own results with higher-than-industry standard materials and techniques, best yields and efficiency, and greatest cost effectiveness. The first professional guide to high performance printed circuits, Charles A. Harper's book is an invaluable reference.